Hirosaki Park

After Hirosaki Castle was abandoned, the ruins of the castle were opened as a park in 1895.
Cherry trees have been planted there since 1903, and today, with approximately 2,600 cherry trees, Hirosaki Park is famous for its flowers.

Because of its location in the northern Tohoku region, the cherry blossom season is relatively late, and the best time to view the blossoms generally coincides with Golden Week, attracting visitors from all over Japan for the Hirosaki Sakura Festival.

Hirosaki Park has been selected as one of the 100 best city parks in Japan, one of the 100 best historical parks in Japan, and one of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan.
Hirosaki Castle is a flat mountain castle located 50 meters above sea level in the Tsugaru Plain.
During the Edo period (1603-1867), the castle was the seat of the Tsugaru clan of the Hirosaki domain with 47,000 koku, making it the political and economic center of the Tsugaru region.

The entire castle, including moats, stonewalls, and earthen mounds, remains in its original form as it was when the castle was abandoned in 1871, making it one of the 12 surviving castle towers.

It is one of the 100 best castles in Japan, one of the 100 most beautiful historical climates in Japan, one of the 100 most beautiful landscapes in Japan, and one of the 100 most scenic views in the Heisei Era.

Originally, the castle tower with five stories and six floors was built in 1611 as Takaoka Castle, but it was destroyed by fire in 1627 when lightning struck the castle tower.
Thereafter, there was no castle tower for nearly 200 years, and the name was changed to Hirosaki Castle. In 1810, a three-story, three-tiered turret was built as a replacement for the existing castle tower.

The castle tower, the East Gate, South Gate, Tatsumi Tank, Mishin Yagura, and Ushitora Yagura in the Ni-no-Maru area, the Otemon and East Gate in the San-no-Maru area, and the North Gate (Turtle Gate) in the northern quarter have all been designated as National Important Cultural Properties.
The ruins of the castle are designated as a national historic site.